The upcoming romantic-comedy I Think I Do, was recently shot in Edmonton, shows exactly that with a case of cold feet, questioning commitment, true love and the importance of family ties.

Park native Sara Canning plays Audrey, one of three sisters who run a successful event planning business. Her older sister Julia, played by Mia Kirshner (The Vampire Diaries and The L Word), has been with Jim, played by James Thomas (Queer as Folk, Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye) for as long as anyone can remember, and while Julia obsessively plans her wedding, she neglects to notice that Jim is getting uncertain about the whole idea.

Jim backs out of the wedding and Julia attempts to return to her daily life without dealing with what has happened. Jim tries to win her back because he did not intend to dump Julia, but merely wanted to postpone the wedding. For Julia, it's all or nothing.

Their oldest sister, Beth, played by the film's writer Jenny Cooper (24, The Recruit and Obsession) is trying to juggle work with being a mother and dealing with a husband who is less than what she planned for.

Canning's character has watched her sister's relationships and how they affect them, and does her best to keep relationships out of her own life. Eventually, she has to come to terms with the fact that one is forming for her, despite her best efforts.

"I call her spirited," Canning said of her character. "She's like the wild child sister who is watching her two older sisters and the way they've settled in their lives and she's just resisting that, I think. She loves her sisters dearly, but is hell-bent on forging her own path."

The plot's twists and series of events show the trials and tribulations of love and sisterhood in a way that Canning said is not the average romantic comedy.

"It's a really terrific ensemble piece, and it's made very evident, I think, that they're all in very different places and the fun thing for me was finding what about the other sister's relationships with their significant others has driven Audrey to her attitude about relationships," Canning said of her character, adding she's been fun to play.

She said audiences will likely recognize places around the city where different scenes were shot and hopes Edmonton can become more of a power centre within the Canadian film industry. She added that the producers are not marketing the project as a Canadian or Edmonton-based film, but she said it's great that Edmonton remains recognizable throughout its

duration.

"There's such a great arts community here, a wonderful theatre community and it's exciting to think that Edmonton could definitely be considered with the other major Canadian cities as a film community," Canning said.

Prior to I Think I Do, which was her first crack at comedy, Canning played Jenna Sommers on the hit television series The Vampire Diaries for two seasons, and made appearances on Smallville and Supernatural. She also starred in the 2009 feature film Black Field.

"I've been really fortunate to play such a diverse group of women," said Canning, who has been acting since she was 18. "I'm really drawn to some interesting women and I believe in finding the most powerful points in their story, no matter what their circumstances are."

Canning does extensive research for each role and particularly enjoys doing historical research for her roles if they require any. She likes to find challenges and believes an actor should never be satisfied with playing one type of character.

"We should always be growing and experiencing as much of the human experience and different kinds of people, and why they are the way they are," she said.

Canning is currently based in Vancouver, but said she's only spent three months there in the past nine due to travelling for work. She is currently working on writing her own screenplay and will be driving herself down to Los Angeles to audition for television pilots.